ATP Rotterdam 500, Argentina 250, Delray Beach 250 and WTA Qatar 1000

 

Sunshine Skyway Bridge, St. Petersburg, Florida

Theme for the thread - Bridges. Bridges serve to join and connect different people or things - just like  sports...  

With four tourneys this week we are humming along in 2024. Grigor Dimitrov is I think determined to create and sustain his revival.  Am keeping fingers crossed for him while hoping that Frances Tiafoe and FAA can really make their mark this year, without injuries.  Can Emma Radacanu have her own revival?  I hope so.  So far I don't see major story lines emerging in 2024 so will be patient.  

Congratulations to this past week's winners:

Abu Dahbi, UAE:

Singles - Elena Rybakina
Doubles - B. Mattek-Sands/S. Kenin

Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Singles  - K. Pliskova
Doubles  - A. Muhammad/C. McNally

Cordoba, Argentina

Singles  - L. Daderi

Doubles  - A. Molteni/M. Gonzalez

Dallas, Texas

Singles  - T. Paul

Doubles  - M. Purcell/J. Thompson

Marseille, France

Singles  - U. Humbert

Doubles  - T. Machac/Z. Zhang

Who is playing and where?...

Qatar Total Energies Open 2024 WTA 1000
Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex
Doha, Qatar
February 11-17, 2024

One of the pedestrian bridges built to support the new city of Lusail, Qatar. This bridge is one of 2 which will link the many of the islands in Qatar

Surface: Hard

Draws: Singles 56, Doubles 28

This is the 22nd edition of the tournament.

Defending champion: Iga Swiatek who defeated Jessica Pegula. Iga won the tourney the last 2 years.

Seeded players in order of seeding: Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, Elena Rybakina, Ons Jabeur, Zheng Qinwen, Marketa Vondrousova, Maria Sakkari, Jelena Ostapenko, Barbora Krejcikova, Beatriz Haddad Maia, Daria Kasatkina, Liudmila Samsonova, Veronika Kudermetova, Ekaterina Alexandrova, Caroline Garcia, Emma Navarro

The top 8 seeds receive a first-round bye.

Wildcards: Paula Badosa, Anna Kalinskaya, Emma Raducanu, Zaynep Sonmez

Protected ranking: Naomi Osaka

Withdrawals: Karolina Muchova, Jessica Pegula, Aryna Sabalenka, Elina Svitolina

Singles Draw

Doubles Draw

OOP

ABN AMRO Open ATP 500
Rotterdam Ahoy
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
February 12-18, 2024

"Erasmus Bridge" named after Desiderius Erasmus, a prominent Christian Renaissance humanist. The bridge is nicknamed "the Swan."

Surface: Hard

Draws: Singles 32, Doubles 16

This is the 51st edition of the tournament.

2023 champion: Daniil Medvedev who defeated Jannik Sinner.

Seeds (in order of seeding): Jannik Sinner, Andrey Rublev, Holger Rune, Hubert Hurkacz, Alex de Minaur, Grigor Dimitrov, Ugo Humbert, Alexander Bublik

Wildcards: Dutch player Jesper de Jong, plus Gael Monfils, Dino Prizmic

Protected ranking: Milos Raonic

Withdrawal: Daniil Medvedev 

Singles Draw

Doubles Draw

OOP

IEB+ Argentina Open ATP 250
Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club
Buenos Aires, Argentina
February 12-18, 2024

Puente de la Mujer - also known as The Woman's bridge

 

 Surface: Clay

 Draws: Singles 28, Doubles 16

 This is the 27th edition of the tournament.

 Defending champion: Carlos Alcaraz who defeated Cameron Norrie.

 Seeds (in order of seeding): Carlos Alcaraz, Cameron Norrie, Nicolas Jarry, Francisco Cerundolo, Sebastian Baez, Tomas Martin Etcheverry, Laslo Djere, Arthur Fils

 Wildcards: Players from Argentina – Facundo Diaz Acosta, Diego Schwartzman, plus Marin Cilic

 Special exempts: Federico Coria, Luciano Darderi

Singles Draw
Doubles Draw
OOP

Delray Beach ATP 250
Delray Beach Tennis Center
Delray Beach, USA
February 12-18, 2024

The iconic Seven Mile Bridge alongside the Old Seven Mile Bridge linking the Keys to mainland Florida

Surface: Hard

Draws: Singles 28, Doubles 16

This is the 32nd edition of the tournament.

 Defending champion: Taylor Fritz defeated Miomir Kecmanovic.

 Seeds (in order of seeding): Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe, Tommy Paul, Adrian Mannarino, Miomir Kecmanovic, Matteo Arnaldi, Daniel Evans, Max Purcell

The top 4 seeds receive a first-round bye.

 Wildcards: All American players – Patrick Kypson, Aleksandar Kovacevic, Emilio Nava

 Next Gen program for players under 20: A new ATP initiative. Shang Juncheng received a spot in the main draw.

 Withdrawal: J.J. Wolf

Singles Draw
Doubles Draw
OOP

Thank you Shirley.  Great research as always.